Aims & Objective

Viva, the First International Balloon Wedding and Chiang Mai International Heritage Festival 2008 are being organized to showcase Chiang Mai as a destination capable of creating exciting international happenings – in addition to its impressive tourist attractions and historical sites.

Chiang Mai currently has few International events and it is hoped that these 2 innovations will become annual highlights, and lay the foundation for many more to come.

Our objective is to bring “Chiang Mai to the world, and the world to Chiang Mai”

Why balloon wedding?

Ballooning always attracts a very large audience,  as we have demonstrated recently at our Khao Yai -Thailand International Balloon Festival 2007 which generated considerable press and television coverage.

Many people have never experienced the thrill of hot air balloons close up, and those who have already seen them many times never tire of their dramatic allure, their size, and their ability to silently defy gravity with the utmost grace.

The success of any festival is of course measured by the enjoyment of its audience.  We hope therefore that people from all over Thailand, together with many visiting tourists, will experience something uniquely and memorably different at the festival and the balloon wedding in Chiang Mai.

The Heritage Festival is a unique section created by members of the foreign community, featuring attractive displays and native products, plus amateur performances of song, dance, and other forms of entertainment reflecting their home country. Festival visitors will therefore enjoy a global presentation of traditions, national dress, music, handicrafts, and cuisine in an ambiance designed to engender goodwill between nations, increase trade, and boost tourism.

Heritage Participants

Austria, Burma, China, Germany, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Nepal, Norway, Philippines, Puerto Rico (Latin America) Switzerland, Tahiti, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, USA, & Vietnam